PhD positions in food technology

As of 6 Nov 2026, FSD Jobs lists 72 open PhD vacancies from 57 employers. Closed notices are removed from this count.

Employers with open listings include Wageningen University & Research (4), Aarhus University, Department of Food Science (3), Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) (3), University of East Anglia (with Quadram Institute) (2), University of Helsinki, Department of Food and Nutrition (2), University of Udine, Department of Agriculture, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (2).

None of the current openings state a 0-year minimum. Many notices ask for 1–3 years; check each listing.

Counting the qualification text of the open notices: PhD in 71, M.Sc in 57, B.Tech / B.E. in 4, B.Sc in 2, Diploma in 1 listings. The recruiting organisation decides eligibility, so read the notice for the exact discipline required.

50 of the 72 listings publish pay. Examples: Salaried PhD (Danish academic scale, grades 4-8) plus monthl (Aarhus University, Department of Food Science); SEK 35,725 per month (from 1 May 2026) (Chalmers University of Technology, Division of Food and Nutrition Science); EUR 1,359.64 per month (research grant) plus personal accide (Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), Mountain Research Centre (CIMO)).

By open listings: Norwich (5), Wageningen (4), Santiago de Compostela (4), Udine (4), Kongens Lyngby (3).